含辛茹苦 — Chinese idiom
含辛茹苦
hán xīn rú kǔ
Meaning
- to suffer every possible torment ; bitter hardship
- to bear one's cross
Character by character
- 含hánto hold in the mouth; to contain; to cherish
- 辛xīnbitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem
- 茹rúroots, vegetables
- 苦kǔbitter; hardship, suffering
Idioms sharing a character
- 含商咀徵 hán shāng jǔ zhǐ
- 含垢忍辱 hán gòu rěn rǔ
- 含宫咀徵 hán gōng jǔ zhǐ
- 含情脉脉 hán qíng mò mò
- 含沙射影 hán shā shè yǐng
- 含糊其词 hán hú qí cí
- 含英咀华 hán yīng jǔ huá
- 含血喷人 hán xuè pēn rén
- 含饴弄孙 hán yí nòng sūn
- 羹藜含糗 gēng lí hán qiǔ
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